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+28 Thoughts on Vector / STG Partners 7 6y
+27 Venture Lenders/ Venture Debt/ BDC (Business Development Company) 2 6y
+25 Alternative path to Private Equity? 4 6y
+24 Best West Coast PE Shops? 35 6y
+22 PE Associate Compensation in T3 cities? 6 6y
+22 Should I pursue Private Equity even though I've made 6 figures in Entrepreneurship? 10 6y
+22 How is Accel-KKR viewed in the tech growth/buyout space? 2 6y
+22 Private Equity/Hedge Funds based in Seattle? 10 6y
+22 Los Angeles Private Equity/Family Office Scene 18 6y
+22 Zynga, Facebook, Groupon Colossal Valuations! 18 6y
+21 Funding in the Cannibis Industry 3 6y
+21 How do you know if you're truly interested in tech? 7 6y
+19 Search Fund PR-MBA (Pacific Lake) 5 6y
+19 Undegraduate Exchange Destination 4 6y
+19 Hercules Technology Growth Capital: more information 13 6y
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+18 PE perks 17 6y
+17 PhD in life science to PE? (vs. other options such as management consulting) 8 6y
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+15 Brookfield Private Equity 1 6y
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+15 Need Help Deciding What PE Firms To Go After 2 6y
+15 VP Carry - I thought this should be standard? 3 6y
+15 Non-GS/MS/Q/JPM BB tech group placement for SF PE? 7 6y
+15 Looking for opinions 2 6y
+14 MBB ---> PE Megafund - what's the gameplan? 3 6y
+13 Internship at a small Venture Fund in SV - Salary? 6 6y
+13 Should Pension Funds invest in Private Equity? 5 6y
+12 Moving from PE to Product Management 1 6y
+12 West Coast Associate Candidate Social Hour Dress Code 1 6y
+12 PE Real Estate summer internship vs IBD offers 13 6y
+11 summer of 2013. Who's left? 12 6y
+10 PE Opportunities in LA? 8 6y
+10 Anyone have any insight into The Courtney Group in LA? 3 6y
+10 Hotels 101 5 6y
+9 List of Family Offices 1 6y
+9 Capital Markets Internship Opportunity @ PERE Top 50 in Bay Area 1 6y
+8 Chicago LMM IB to Los Angeles PE 4 6y
+8 Anyone heard of OpenGate Capital? Los Angeles 6 6y
+7 Looking for friends/collaboration in the PE world... 3 6y
+6 List of west coast technology-focused credit funds? 3 6y
+6 MM Brokers in West Coast? 3 6y
+6 Boulder, CO - Grey Mountain Partners 8 6y
+6 Alpine Investors in San Francisco 5 6y
+6 PE in Los Angeles 18 6y
+4 Work/Life Balance at Tier 2 Cities 3 6y
+3 TMT Focused PE Firms 1 6y
+3 NYU Stern vs. USC Marshall undergrad 1 6y
+3 DTCP, Outlook and Opinions 1 6y
+3 Ares Management - Anyone Hear Back From Superday / Final Stages Of The Process For LA Analyst Position? 1 6y
+3 California Private Equity for a Canadian 1 6y
+3 Agriculture Focused Private Equity Models 1 6y
+1 Private Equity Firms in Scottsdale AZ or Denver CO? 4 6y
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0 Any info on Alpine Investors? 5 6y
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0 Sexual Harassment Issues in Silicon Valley 2 6y
0 Treasury at a PE Shop 0 6y
0 MM Analyst After 1 Year - Experienced Analysts (IB & PE/GE) Advice Needed (desperately) 0 6y
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0 Private Debt Fund Internships - Startdate ASAP 0 6y
0 Analyst position out of UG - 125MM AUM firm in Cali - Exit Opps/Comp? 0 6y
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0 Inside scoop on career opportunities in Denver/Boulder area in Colorado 12 6y
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0 Let's make a deal 5 6y
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0 Megafund West Coast Recruiting - Summer 2013 Decision Thread 4 6y
0 Cost of Capital - Web Series 20 6y
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0 Offered an internship for well known RE PE shop as an incoming Senior in Los Angeles. What do you think? 11 6y
0 CMBS Internship vs. Private Equity Internship 3 6y
0 Newport Beach, CA Private Equity 13 6y
0 Y Combinator 14 6y
0 Skype Options and Silver Lake 3 6y
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0 Need Advice TODAY!! question about series 7/ private equity 5 6y
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0 Resource Land Private Equity 4 6y
0 Tech-focused funds near SF? 11 6y
0 Blackstone San Francisco 1 6y
0 Grey Mountain Partners 6 6y
0 Analyst vs Associate title 1 6y
0 CalPERs and CalSTERs 0 6y
0 Triton Pacific Capital Partners 3 6y
0 KKR Menlo Park: focused on Technology/Biotech deals & general West Coast operations? 21 6y
0 Anybody heard of Cervantes Capital or can comment on it? 2 6y
+6 Looking for PE funds that don't use leverage 5 6y
+129 Highest paying financial jobs (/best financial firms) in the Detroit area? 217 6y
+63 Best non-MBA masters degrees for career-changers/starters...with the end goal being PE 52 6y
+42 Chicago - Megafund placement 27 6y
+41 Community Banker or Car Dealer? 7 6y
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